The success of True Detective, and its subsequent renewal, fueled casting rumors in the press. At one point, early media reports named Cate Blanchett, Josh Brolin, Joaquin Phoenix, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Jessica Chastain, Christian Bale, Elisabeth Moss, and Brad Pitt to be among a raft of potential candidates for the leads.The season's first significant casting was Colin Farrell as Ray Velcoro, which he revealed in his September 2014 interview with the Sunday World.Vince Vaughn, playing the role of Frank Semyon,True Detective Season 2 DVD became HBO's next important signing toward the end of the month.By November, True Detective '​s principal cast expanded to include Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly, and Rachel McAdams.Afemo Omilami joined the project the following month, rounding out the principal cast.